module_param(disable_backlight_sysfs_if, int, 0444);
 
 static int register_count;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(register_count_mutex);
 static struct mutex video_list_lock;
 static struct list_head video_bus_head;
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 
 int acpi_video_register(void)
 {
-       int ret;
+       int ret = 0;
 
+       mutex_lock(®ister_count_mutex);
        if (register_count) {
                /*
                 * if the function of acpi_video_register is already called,
                 * don't register the acpi_vide_bus again and return no error.
                 */
-               return 0;
+               goto leave;
        }
 
        mutex_init(&video_list_lock);
 
        ret = acpi_bus_register_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto leave;
 
        /*
         * When the acpi_video_bus is loaded successfully, increase
         */
        register_count = 1;
 
-       return 0;
+leave:
+       mutex_unlock(®ister_count_mutex);
+       return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_register);
 
 void acpi_video_unregister(void)
 {
-       if (!register_count) {
-               /*
-                * If the acpi video bus is already unloaded, don't
-                * unload it again and return directly.
-                */
-               return;
+       mutex_lock(®ister_count_mutex);
+       if (register_count) {
+               acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
+               register_count = 0;
        }
-       acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_video_bus);
-
-       register_count = 0;
-
-       return;
+       mutex_unlock(®ister_count_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister);
 
 {
        struct acpi_video_bus *video;
 
-       if (!register_count)
-               return;
-
-       mutex_lock(&video_list_lock);
-       list_for_each_entry(video, &video_bus_head, entry)
-               acpi_video_bus_unregister_backlight(video);
-       mutex_unlock(&video_list_lock);
+       mutex_lock(®ister_count_mutex);
+       if (register_count) {
+               mutex_lock(&video_list_lock);
+               list_for_each_entry(video, &video_bus_head, entry)
+                       acpi_video_bus_unregister_backlight(video);
+               mutex_unlock(&video_list_lock);
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(®ister_count_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister_backlight);